Section 20, The Public Procurement Act, 2004

(1) There is hereby established a body to be known asthe Independent Procurement Review Panel, referred to in this Act as the “Panel”, for the purpose of conducting independent administrative review of complaints and challenges to award decisions. (2) The Panel shall consist of three members appointed by the Minister from among eminent Sierra Leoneans with a background in public procurement, the Sierra Leone Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, the business community, university, the legal profession and other relevant fields. (3) The members of the Panel shall hold office for three years, but so as to achieve continuity in the work of the Panel, for the first three years when all the members of the panel would have vacated office under this section, only one member shall be replaced in each year. PART IV – GENERAL PROVISIONS ON PROCUREMENT PROCEEDINGS